Youth employment challenge and solutions: What business can do now
In this paper, ManpowerGroup identified four key barriers to youth employability:
- Lack of information, networks, and connections;
- Lack of relevant skills;
- Lack of experience credentials, and;
- Lack of available entry-level jobs with career potential.
They also identified five groups of solutions that can be adopted by employers:
- Provide Career Guidance to youth and participate in information systems and programs;
- Engage with training-to-employment programs for youth;
- Engage with apprenticeship and experience programs;
- Commit to hiring, training and mentoring young people, and;
- Promote youth entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education.
In addition, ManpowerGroup also offered a number of examples of these solutions in action. It is their hope that this white paper will motivate action, imagination, and leadership by employers in helping youth realize their potential in the workplace.